Apparatus for handling cases



July 9, 1963 E. A. VERRINDER EI'AL 3,096,391

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES 23 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed July 11,1955 INVENTORS ERNEST A. VERRINDER EARLE J. MCGRATH /WFW ATTORNEY July9, 1963 E. A. VERRINDER ETAL APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES Original FiledJuly 11, 1955 BY M 23 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTORS ERNEST A. VERRINDER EARLEJ. McGRATH ATTORNEY July 9, 1963 E. A. VERRINDER ETAL 3,096,891

APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES Original Filed July 11, 1955 23Sheets-Sheet} I see SW20 INVENTORS ERNEST A. vznmmoen EARLE J. McGRATHBY A a/M ATTORNEY July 9, 1963 E. A. VERRINDER ETAL 3,096,391

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APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES 23 Sheets-Sheet 9 Original Filed July 11,1955 INVENTORS ERNEST A.VERRINDER EARLE J. McGRATH July 9, 1963 E. A.VERRINDER ETAL ,0

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APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES Original Filed July 11, 1955 25Sheets-Sheet 11 TIIE I l 1A ERNEST A.VERRINDER EARLE J. MGGRATH E. A.VERRINDER ETAL 3,096,891 APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES 25 Sheets-Sheet 12HWH m-HIMH I m5 July 9, 1963 Original Filed July 11, 1955 INVENTORSERNEST A. VERRINDER EARLE J. MCGRATH BY NW4 5? /W ATTORNEY July 9, 1963E. A. VERRINDER ETAL 3,096,391

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2. APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CASES OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A SUPPORTSTRUCTURE, ELEVATING MEANS MOUNTED FOR VERTICAL RECIPROCATION IN SAIDSUPPORT STRUCTURE AND ARRANGED TO LIFT A CASE UPWARDLY IN SAID STRUCTUREDURING A STACK FORMING OPERATION, A PAIR OF SPACED SUPPORT BLADESMOUNTED ON SAID STRUCTURE AND DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PATH OFUPWARD MOVEMENT OF A CASE BEING RAISED BY SAID ELEVATION MEANS, MEANSMOUNTING SAID BLADES FOR MOVEMENT FROM A POSITION IN THE PATH OF A CASEBEING RAISED OR LOWERED BY SAID ELEVATING MEANS TO A POSITION REMOVEDFROM SAID PATH, AND POWER MEANS FOR URGING SAID BLADES INTO SAID PATHOBSTRUCTING POSITION INCLUDING A LEVER SYSTEM CONNECTED TO EACH BLADE, ASOLENOID SECURED TO SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TOSAID SYSTEM AND ARRANGED WHEN ENERGIZED TO PIVOT SAID LEVER SYSTEM ANDURGE THE ASSOCIATED BLADE INTO SAID PATH OBSTRUCTING POSI-